Bong Joon-ho Biography

Bong Joon-ho is a South Korean director and screenwriter whose movies ‘The Host’ and ‘Snowpiercer’ are the highest-grossing films in the country. ‘The Host’ is a monster movie that released in 2006, while the sci-fi action film ‘Snowpiercer’ hit cinemas in 2013. He is also known for directing the action-adventure film ‘Okja’ (2017) and the 2019 dark comedy ‘Parasite’. ‘Parasite’ earned him a Palme d'Or at the ‘2019 Cannes Film Festival’, making him the first ever Korean director to earn the award. Joon-ho was born in Daegu and while he was still in middle school, he expressed his wish to become a movie director. Being the son of a graphic designer and grandson of a noted author, he grew up in a highly intellectual environment just like his brother who currently serves as a literature professor. Joon-ho studied sociology at the ‘Yonsei University’. Following his graduation, he worked in the Korean film industry for five years before making his debut with the 2000 dark comedy flick ‘Barking Dogs Never Bite’. The celebrated filmmaker is also quite active in politics, and is currently a member of South Korea’s left-wing political party, New Progressive Party.